Real Salt Lake’s going to the playoffs, by hook or by crook.
Despite losing to Seattle Sounders, RSL’s entrance was sealed by — of all teams — Portland Timbers losing quite heavily on the road to Vancouver Whitecaps.
RSL holds the sixth seed seed heading into the playoffs, and they’ll face LA Galaxy in the play-in round. It's something that echoes 2014 a bit, which certainly can't play well into RSL fans’ mentality, which is already at a low point.
RSL coach Jeff Cassar certainly went for a home match to kick off playoffs, but three susbtitutions to restore RSL’s front line to include Yura Movsisyan, Javier Morales, and Burrito Martinez was hardly enough for that.